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Unknown network adapter PCI\VEN_168 Windows 8 [SOLVED]

Sunday, 2014.08.10 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. I have a Network adapter with device ID PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0036&SUBSYS_020E1028&REV_01 and I cannot find the correct driver for my Dell laptop with Windows 8.1 A. That is a Dell Wireless 1707 wifi adapter. You can find the appropriate driver for Windows 8.1 here: (dl link) Top Search Terms:pci\ven_168c (47)pci\ven_168 (12)pci ven_168c (5)pci/ven_168 (5)ven_168 (5)pci ven_168 (2)ven_168c (2)dell ven_168 (1)dell ven168c (1)dell 1707 wifi adapter not working (1)

Dell laptop brightness control not working?! [SOLVED]

Saturday, 2014.08.09 J.D. H. 11 comments

Description of the brightness control problem If you have a recent Dell laptop and are doing a clean install of Windows 8.1 (and possibly Windows 10), you may encounter an issue where the brightness controls (F11/F12 down/up) do not function properly. Specifically, the buttons pull up the Windows 8 brightness control slider BUT the changes do not take effect 🙁 Solution Thankfully, the fix was simple. Install the latest Intel HD video drivers! As soon as I installed the latest

Download Microsoft Office 2010

Wednesday, 2014.07.30 J.D. H. Leave a comment

The other day I needed to reinstall Office 2010 but I was away from home with no install DVD 🙁 Thankfully, you can download MS Office 2010 installation files directly from Microsoft for free, here is the URL: Simply enter your product key and follow the prompts, then your free MS Office 2010 download should start shortly! 🙂 Top Search Terms:adroid microsoft word installation free download (2)microsft office 2010 free download (2)microsoft office 2010 free download (2)download mircosoft word 2010

Enable remote MySQL connections on Turnkey Linux LAMP

Monday, 2014.07.28 J.D. H. Leave a comment

I am a big fan of Turnkey Linux. It is great for working on projects locally, though sometimes I need to allow others access to the MySQL server on our LAN. Here are simple instructions for enabling remote MySQL connections and for allowing user access: How to allow remote access to databases | TurnKey GNU/Linux docshttp://www.turnkeylinux.org/docs/database-remote-accesssed -i “s/^bind-address/#bind-address/” /etc/mysql/my.cnf Configure MySQL to accept remote root connections (from any host (‘%’)): (added line breaks for readability) 🙂 Top Search Terms:conect mysql

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Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease (Creek County OK)

Thursday, 2014.07.10 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Recommended PDF: Lease clauses and forms, negotiation (RECOMMENDED) http://www.montana.edu/softwaredownloads/energydownloads/MineralLeasingHandouts.pdf Landmen.net – Clauses and Formshttp://www.landmen.net/clausesforms/clausesforms.htm LEASE PROVISIONSOption to Extend Lease Surface Damages No Surface Operations Oil & Gas Only Royalty Increase Escalating Royalty Clause Minimum Royalty Clause Shut-In Royalty Clause Pugh… Negotiating Your OIl & Gas Lease | Oil, Mineral & Gas Lawhttp://www.kwgd.com/negotiating-oil-and-gas-leaseOne of the more difficult things landowners are called upon to do is negotiate an oil and gas lease. Oil and gas leases contain many unique terms in the

Mini-itx AM1 gaming system w/discrete video card and DC PSU!

Monday, 2014.07.07 J.D. H. 4 comments

Mike sent me some info and photos of his awesome mini-itx system: I crammed the AM1H-ITX along with a 5350, a Kingston HyperX 4gb DDR3-1600 stick, Slimline DVD-Rom, Microcenter house brand120gb SSD, a couple 40mm fans, and an EVGA GTX 750 2GB (non-ti) into a Travla C158 case. I’m powering it with a DC power brick (part number 316688-001 or spare 317188-001) from either a beefy HP laptop or possibly a docking station. The specs are 18.5v, 6.5a, 120 watts.

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How do I enable a new external display on Windows?

Monday, 2014.07.07 J.D. H. Leave a comment

If you have a new monitor and it is only showing a blank or black display after being connected, you may need to adjust your display settings: Control Panel -> Appearance and Personalization -> Display -> Screen Resolution Select, ‘Extend desktop to this display’ and hopefully you will be all good! Top Search Terms:how to connect hp elitebook 6930p to a external display (1)

U.S. Cellular 4G LTE speeds in West Plains MO (fast!)

Monday, 2014.07.07 J.D. H. Leave a comment

U.S. Cellular has some seriously fast 4G LTE download speeds in West Plains: Test on Samsung Galaxy S5 Compared to a few years ago, these speeds are sensational for a mobile device in a relatively rural area 🙂 Top Search Terms:us cellular 4g lte download speed (1)